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Slaven Bilic will retain the same back room staff when he goes into the new season despite the rumbles of discontent heard throughout the last part of the season. Speculation had persisted throughout the campaign that the board wanted changes to Bilic’s staff as the team  look under-prepared and unable to see games out. Bilic […]

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Manu Lanzini is this morning being reported as a  target for champions Chelsea. According the The Sun the Blues’ technical director Michael Emenalo is an admirer of our playmaker. Lanzini,24, may be seen as an option should Cesc Fabregas leave to join AC Milan, and has also been linked with a move to Everton. However, […]

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West Ham’s away game against Sunderland cost the Hammers a cool £6m and an eighth-place finish in the Premier League table. The Irons finished the 2016/2017 season in eleventh place yesterday on 45 points but just one point separated the next three places. West Brom finished in tenth place with 45 points on better goal difference than […]

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Jose Fonte is heading for his most restful summer in three years and has vowed to come back a better player as a result. Speaking after the victory over Burnley he said:: Firstly, they  are a very difficult team to beat at home, so we’re very pleased. We came in with a bright attitude and […]

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West Ham should record a record turnover of around £268 million when the financial year finishes on the 31st May later this month. The Hammers are set to earn £119m from the new 8 billion pound TV deal after finishing 11th in the Premier League. Each Premier League receives £85m but the Irons received £15m […]

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Much of the final day was dominated by John Terry and with all the goings on, the finer points might have passed a few by. Do not worry Sportsmail had you covered in case you missed anything.

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Kevin De Bruyne was the Premier League’s top creative force in 2016/17, with 18 assists.

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Andre Ayew headed a second-half winner as West Ham gatecrashed Burnley’s party by snatching a 2-1 victory at Turf Moor.

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Slaven Bilic is trying to move fast as he bids to make another Dimitri Payet type signing….but obviously without the problems he eventually brought with him. The manager never made any secret of his admiration for the midfielder but had no hesitation in removing him when he went on strike. But a player of that […]

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BBC Pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts final day misery for the Hammers on Sunday as they travel to Turf moor. Lawro writes on the BBC website: “Other than their win over Tottenham, West Ham’s season has tailed off in the last few weeks. Yes, the Hammers are missing some injured players but they have been very average […]

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West Ham Vice Chairman Karren Brady has used her football diary in the Sun Newspaper to advise Slaven Bilic that we need greater experience in defence and better consistency to move up the Premier League table next season. Her comments on experience have been seen as a big hint that the deal to bring the experienced […]

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With the final ball kicked in the Premier League season for the Hammers at home this season the task removing West Ham branding will be carried out over the summer in time for the 2017 IAAF Word Athletics Championships. The stadium will first be transformed into a music venue to host Depeche Mode on Saturday 3rd […]

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Wembley’s arch has been illumined in the colours of every football team who has played at the stadium since its reopening `10 years ago. One hundred and sixty-six domestic, European and international men’s and women’s football teams have graced the Wembley turf in the last decade across a variety of competitions and friendlies. To mark […]

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Five years ago today Ricardo Vaz Te struck a late winner as West Ham defeated Blackpool in an absorbing Championship play-off final to seal their return to the Premier League at the first attempt. West Ham led at the break through a Carlton Cole strike but after Thomas Ince – son of former Hammers midfielder […]

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With the ongoing rumours that Jermain Defoe is set to make a return to the Hammers next season, here are 3 other players who left West Ham and returned Julian Dicks (1988 – 1993) & (1994 -1999) The current Assistant Manager was first signed by John Lyall for £300,000 in 1988 and after a slow start, he quickly established himself as a both a first-team regular and a fans favourite. A cultured left-back whose combative nature perhaps overshadowed…

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The Football Association has introduced retrospective action for diving so we have gone through the archives to look at examples from this campaign.

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Morning reports that Sam Allardyce has joined the chase for Jermain Defoe are unlikely to cause any headaches to Slaven Bilic. The Irons boss has been an admirer of the Sunderland striker but he is no longer a priority signing for the club who watched his goal scoring form tail off towards the end of […]

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Oxford burst onto the scene in spectacular fashion last season, playing a key role on his full debut as West Ham defeated Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium at the start of last season.

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Angelo Ogbonna returned to the squad on Sunday after recovering from his knee surgery. Angelo played with this issue with his knee for seven years, until it reached a point of no return, but the surgery and rehab were very successful and he is available for selection at Burnley this week reports the Head of Medical […]

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Hammer Jonathan Calleri has spoken of his ‘happiness’ at West Ham after starting in the last four games for the Hammers as he comes to the end of his season-long loan period.  The Argentine has struggled with life at the London Stadium and to adapt to the pace of the Premier League. “I am happy […]

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Terry Wesley watched his young Irons gain promotion to Premier League Division One last night with the gutsiest performance in the world and said: “The boys deserve to be praised for an outstanding season. “They’re delighted but they’re spent and they’ve given it all which shows their real character. You work with these boys every day; we […]

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Manu Lanzini has put loads of rumours to bed by announcing: “I am very happy here.” The brilliant midfielder has been linked with both merseyside clubs in recent days and brought an immediate denial from the club today. An Lanzini is more than content at the club declaring: “The season was good for me on […]

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Andy Carroll’s amazing overhead kick should have been named the best goal of the Premier League season, so says Sky pundit and former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher. Carroll hit his wonder goal in the 3-0 win over Crystal Palace at London Stadium in January. Other strikes in contention were Liverpool midfielder Emre Can’s recent overhead kick against Watford and a scorpion kick from Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud against Crystal Palace. But Carragher said: “I’ve gone for Andy Carroll. This is better…

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Slaven Bilic took all of two minutes to sum up his feelings on the 4-0 defeat by Liverpool pulling no punches in the process. He said: “We can talk about that [the penalty decision] but it’s part of the game. I have to say, I am very very disappointed with the way we played. I wanted […]

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Antonio pens new deal Much to the relief of many Hammers’ fans, Michail Antonio finally put pen to paper on a bumper new deal to end speculation once and for all on Thursday. The contract will keep the newly crowned Hammer of the Year at The London Stadium until 2021, reports of a stand-off between Antonio and the club over a new deal had filled the papers for weeks, but now the former Non-League star …

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Michail Antonio joined West Ham in September 2015 for £7.5m on a four-year contract said to be worth £25,000 per week at the time with the contract scheduled to last until the end of June 2019. His wages effectively doubled overnight when compared to the £12,500 per week he reportedly received at Nottingham Forest as he made his first […]

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